Machine for felting pulp.



51". E5 KBYHSQ: j MACHINE FOB. FELTHIG PULP. :AIPPLIOATION FILED no'v. 2a, 1910.

- Patented Mar. M, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 'F. E. KBYBS. MACHINE FOR-FBLTING PULPL APPLIOAT-ION FILED NOV. 26, 191 0.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEBT 2.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 5 6 A ttamey claims.

FRANK E. mass, or imw ong. N. Y.

JIACHINE ron FEmiNG PULP.

Specification of Letters m n. P t t q 31%;. 1 1911.

Application m November as, 1910.. Serial no. 594,359.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I; FRANK E. Kin-es, of New York, in the county of New York-and State of New York, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Machines 'for, Felting-Pulp; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, .such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to in] movements in machines for felting pulp an 'nlorc'particularlyto such as areadated to effectually transfer pulp, by means 0 mold and couch rolls to forming rolls,+one object of the invention being to. provide simple and efficient means for supporting and controlling a plurality of forming rolls above the ,couch roll, so that pulp will be roperly wound or formed on one of said. orming rolls ata time.

A further object is to so construct the machine that' the-carrier for't-hc forming rolls .can benormally locked against rotation and yet be permitted to rise uring the accumulation. of pulp on one of the'forming rolls,

and so that said forming-roll carriercan be easily unlocked and thenrota'ted to move a roll haviuga tube formed thereon, from the couch roll and simultaneously to move another forming 'roll into'position over the.

couch roll, ready to rcceive'pulp from the couch roll, without necessity of stopping the operation oft-he machine.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means for breaking the vacuum within the mold and couch rolls adjacent to the juncture of said rolls and adjacent to the juncture of the couch-roll and molding roll, to cause the proper transfer of weak.

pulp from the mold roll to the couch roll and from the latter'to a forming roll.

A further object is to provide efficient. means for counterw'eightingflhe forming rolls and their carriers.

' With these and other objects in view, the invention consists 1n certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hercinafter'setforth and set forth in the In the accompanyingdrawings;Figure 1' is a sideelevation of a machine embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 isa front view, artly in section, of the'lower portion of the machine; Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view showing the mold cylinder and support therefor, and one of the. suction cu't-ofl? plates and vacuum breaker pipe; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view pa'rtly in elevation, of featuresshown in Fig. 35- Fig. 5 is an edge view of one of the suction cut-ofi' plates;

breaker pipes; and Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the locking devices forthe formlug-roll carrier.

' ,1 represents'a tank or casing, in which a reticulated mold roll or shell 2 and 'a' similarly constructed but smaller couch roll or shell 3 are located.- The ends of thereticulatedjmold shell or roll are provided with open heads 4 havinghubs for the accom' Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the vacuum modation of a" shaft 6, and adjacent to said open {heads ofthe mold shell or roll, fixed deckle.ring's 7 are located in thewalls of the casing. Boxes Sure provided for the journals of the shaft 6' and these boxes are givotally mounted in yokes 9,the latter ing loosely mounted upon levers 10. Each and provided at its.othcr end with a laterally projecting arm 1 11, with which a lever 10 is pivotally supported at one end top of the easing and is provid d. with arr-,8 adjusting nut 14. The mold shell or roll is" thus-yieldingly supported by the levers f0 and the supporting rods 13 and springs J2 are-(by reason of the lateral arms 11 on said levers) located outwardly beyond the decide.

rings.

The mold roll or shell 2 is provided C6117 trally with a core 15 which is of double conical shape 'in longitudinal sectionthat to say,- in the shape of two hollow cones placed base to -base'the portion outside ofv said central contact section being divided into compartments 16 by a seriesof radial partitions 17 which terminate in contact with the inner faceof the perforated or reticulateliperiphery of the mold. The cen-Z tra'l part of the internal. double cone is provided with a peri heral rib 18 for supportin'gthe reticulate circumferential covering of the mold roll or shell.

The couch roll 3 is constructed the same as above described except that it is smaller, and is mounted in fixed bearings.

' Air chambers 19-20 are located end of the vator cusing so as to communicute with thecnds of the mold and couch rolls 2 and 3 respectively, and pipes 21 conat each n'ect these air chambers with-any suitable exhaust device. Valves 22-423 are located Ill-the bottoms of the air chambers 1.92 0.

At each end of the machine, bell-crank levers 24 and 25 are located and connected,

by means of links 26-27 with the respective valves 22-23. One arm (ifeach bellcrank is located. outside of the casing and .these arms of the be'll cranks (at each end of tlie'machine) are connected, by means of rods 28-29, with armsBO secured to a shaft 31 which extends from one end of the machine to the other. Aval-ve operating lever whereby, the valves can be held'in any dc sired position.

Segmental suction cutoff plates 34.35

. arc located at respective ends of the mold.

and couchi-rolls or shells and are provided -.with hub POI'tlOH S DlOIIUlQI I on the shafts of saidrolls or shells. These snctiop cut-oft plates are normally heldin fixed positions by lIJGZLDS Of pipes 36-37 which pass through i :said plates near the upper ends of the latter, -sa id' pipes extending outwardly 'from the plates"3 4- 35 and through-the. walls of ured. 'The. oi1ter ends of the pipes fill-37 the,cas ing, to which they are adjustably scinay b'e. provi ded with caps 38, but when Qthese eaps arememoved, said pipes 1:'-"rforni' another functioin'as presently explained.

of the layer of pulpon the mold roll approaches the couch roll, the suction in the compartments under the advancing layer of pulp will be cut-oil by the plates 3% and couch roll. In like manner, the pnlpwill be delivered by the-couch roll, to a forming roll over the same.

It sometimes becomes desirable, when weak pulp 18 being operated, that the artial vacuum within the reticulated roll s all be positively broken near the juncture ot-zthe mold and couchrolls' and near the juncture of the latter witlt'lhe forming roll, in order that the layer of pulp shall lac-more readily released. To accomplish sn'ch'breaking of the vacuum, the pipes 3 6-'--37 arc-employed and when thus used, the caps 38 will, of course he removed. I 5

Located upon the vat. or casing l arc standards 46 rovided at their'upper .cndshvith elongatet bearings 47 for theaccommodation of the shaft .48 of a formin".i'oll-.carrier. This carriercompriscs two lieels 49 suitably spaced apart to receive a' plurality of forming rolls o0 between them,-a'nd each of these wheels is provided with aluib portion 51 secured to the shaft 48 and spokes connecting said hub portion with the rim. por tion 53 of the wheel. The wheels of each carrier are also provided with a plurality of handles 5d for turningthe same to move one of the formingrolls from the couch'roll and another forming roll into position over said couch roll. The rim portion 53 of one wheel of the carrier isprovided with a' plurality ofelongated slots or grooves cor responding in quml)e1' 'witli .the number offorming rolls mounted'in the c'.u'rie r,-thc

latter (together with the forming-roll car rier) rises, the locking pin 56 will move upwardly in the slot of groove 55, and" the spring rod or bar 61 will also rise until the 35 P p I are introduced into f purpose of said slots o'r grooves bei'ngto rc- .vat or casing hro g l VfllVCil PH ccivc a pin 56 for locking the carrier in posi- .39,-fl, t p lp Will b main in at a tion to retain'a forming roll'in position over proper level Within tll Vat o as g the couch roll and yet permit the carrier and means of an overflow outl.ct,p1pc 40. formin roll to move vertically as the pulp 40 T shaft of The much YOU Shfll l5 accumu ates on said forming roll. The locktended: beyond its-hearing at one end and in in. 56 i guided through alug 57 on P O w g which stun ard t6 and is pivotally connectedto one ceivcs-motron from a pinion 4-2 on a driving m f. a bell-crank-lever 55 a ,pring 59 a shaft The couch ,roll is also prov ded connected-"with said lever tcndingto nor- 45 at one end with a gear44, which meshes With mally forcF-the locking pin 56 outwardly.

. g 0n the m l f i g the A hand lever (30 is provided at one end with latter. 4. a pin or rod (30 to enter the tubular end of It is apparent that during the rotation the shaft 48 to loosely connect said leverwith of the mold and couch rolls, theaction of the the shaft 48 andwith this lever, one end of 50 suction in tlie com artments thereof will a spring bar 61 is secured, the lower end of cause the pulpto'a hereto the reticulated said bar being connectedwith a foot lever peripheries of said rolls, except on-such por- 62. The levers'60-.- 62 and bar 61 are held tions thereof, wherethe suction is cut-off up and returned to their normal )ositionsby from compartments of said rolls by the segmeans of a spring 62 dispose under the '55 mental suction cut-off plates 34-35. Thus foot lever 62. The spring bar 61 is provided 1 the mold roll or shell .2, rotating through with a tooth .63 normally disposed (before the pulp in the vat, will receive the pulp in the pulp has been accumulate on the ad aa-c'om aratively thin layer on its reticulated cent formingroll) below the'horizontal arm 1 perip eral portion and carry the same up 64 of the bell-crank-leverbd, As the pulp 60 toward the couch roll. Asthe upper edge accumulates on the forming roll and the '05 hence the pulp willbc transferred to the tooth (33 thereon,shall have passed above the .5 engaging the arm 64 of cause the latter to be turned and the locking ripper ends of the standards 46 at one side arm 64: of bellcrank 58. Should the operator now depress either the hand lever 60 or I the foot lever 62, the spring rod or bar 61 will be moved downwardly and the tooth 63, bell-crank 58', will pin 56 to be withdrawn to release the form- 1ngroll carrier. -After a. tube shall have been completed on one of the forming rolls and the carrier released, the oierator will turn said carrier to more the orming roll with the com leted tube, away from the couch roll and to more an emptyforming ,3 w r l'Oll into position over the couch roll. This operation can be eti'ected without stopping It will be observed that the.

the machine. shaft 48 which constitutes the axis of the forming roll carrier, isnot in vertical alinement with the axis of the couch rollf When 2 0 the carrier is turned'to move a. completed tube away from. the couch roll the forming roll on which said tube has been wound, will also descend by reason of the descent of tlie foi'ni-ing roll carrier, and consequently the i pulp tube on said forming-roll will continue to have contact with the couch roll and will remove the pulp froina'portion of the active surface of the couch rollbefore entirely leaving the latter. \Vhen the carrier shall so have been turned snfliciently to bring another forming roll into position .over the couch roll, the latter will not have turned far enoughto cause a layer of ulp to be fully wound, and hence .thepn p will be '35" properly transferred from the couch 'roll to g the new forming rolhand necessity for stoppingthc machine while the forming rolls are being shifted, will be avoided.

In order to properly counterweight the. .0 forming roll carrier and the forming rolls.

therein, and permit a forming roll to rise during the accumulation of pulp thereon, the appliances now to be described will be employed. l

Levers 65 are pivotallymounted near the of the mountings of the shaft 48 and the short arms 6 of said levers (which project under the shaft 48) are r'ovided with small 50 rollers SLto engage said shaft. The long arms of the levers are provided with weights 68. The short arms 66 of said levers 'pro ect beyond the standards and have pivotally attached to their free'ends, the upper ends of Vertical rods 69. The rods 69 are rovided at their lower ends with rack bars 0 passing through guide brackets 71 A shaft 72 is mounted in the brackets 71 and carries pinions 73 to mesh with the 'r-ack 30 bars 70. Drums 74 are also secured to the shaft 72 and on these drums, cables 75 are wound and provided'at their free ends with depending weights 7 6. By the provision ot the weights 68 and 76 connected with the 65 forming roll carrier as aboi'c described, said carrier and the forming rolls will be counterweightedin a manner to insure the accurate and easy operation'ot' the .tube forming mechanism.

Various slightchangesmi ht be inade'in the details of construction 0 my invention f without. departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope'aud hence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise details herein set forth. 7

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is 2- i 1. In a machine for felting pain, the combination with a vat o" casing to contain pulp, a reticulated mold roll mounted insaid vat or casing, a couch roll cooperating with said mold roll, and suctioncha mbcrs communicating with said mold and couch rolls, of suction cut-oil plates between said to fleeting-through said plates and exten ing' rolls and suction chambers, and pipes beyond the walls of said suction chambers, I

said pipes constituting vacuum breakers.

2. Ina machine for" felting pulp, the combination with a vat or casing, a reticulated mold roll therein and provided with a pit rality of radial compartments, a roll to receive pulp from the mold roll, and a suction chamber communicating with the mold roll" of a suction cut-oft plate dispgsed between the mold roll'and the suction chamber, and a vacuum breaker connected with the upper portion of said vacuum cut off plate;

3. Ina machine for felting pulp, the combination with a vat or casing, a reticulated mold roll mounted therein and provided with a plurality of radial compartments, :1

roll to receive pulp from said mold roll, and

a suction chamber communicating with the mold roll,of a suction cut oil plate mounted on the shaft of the mold roll between an end of the latter and the suction chamber, a pipe secured to and passing through the suction cut-ofi' plate and passing through the-wall of the casing and means adjustably securing said pipe to the wall of the casing, constituting means for adjustaby securing the suction cut-off plate in position and also constituting a vacuum breaker. 4-. In a machine for felting pulp, the com bination with a vat or casing, a reticulated mold roll therein, a reticulated couch roll cooperating with the mold roll, and a forming 4 roll coiiperating with the couch roll, of suction chambers communicating with the mold'and couch rolls, suction cut-oft plates disposed between the mold roll and the couch roll and said suction chambers, and vacuum breaker pipes passing the suction cut-ofi' plates of both-.the mold and the couch rolls and terminating extcriorly of the suction chambers;

In a machine-for felting pulp; the in1 bination with a casing a reticulated mold 6. In a machine for felting pulp, the com-- bi: .ation with a vat, a rotatable carrier for forming rolls, above said vat, and means for covering pulp from the vat to a forming roll mounted. in said carrier, of locking means for the carrier, and a levcr for controlling the operation of said locking means.

7. In a machine for felting pulp, the com bination with a'vat, a rotatable carrier for a plurality: of forming rolls, mounted above said vat, and means for transferring pulp from the vat to a forming roll, of locking means for said carrier, a hand lever, a foot lever, and a rod or bar connecting sald levers and coiiperating with said locking means to control the operation of the same to release the carrier. i

8. In a machine for felting pulp, the eom hination with a vat, pulp transferring means therein, and standards risingfrom said vat.

ofa rotatable carrier for a plurality of forming rolls, said carrier comprising a shaft naonhted n=said standards and two wheels 0 lteads on said shaft, one of said wheels or headshaving a plurality of slots or grooves, a spring pressed bell-crank.

mounted on-one of said standards, a locking pin connected with one arm of said bellcrank and adapted to enter one of the slots or grooves in said wheel or head, an operating lever, a spring rod connected with said operating lever and a tooth on said rod to "cotiperate with an arm of the bell crank to withdraw the locking pin. 9. In a machine for felting pulp, the combination with a vat, pulp transferring means therein, and standards rising from said vat, of a rotatable carrier for felting pulp, the combination with a vat, pulp transferring means therein,= and standards rising from said vat andprovided with elongated bearings, of a rotatable carrierfor pa plurality of forming rolls, said carrier 10. In a machine for feltlng pulp,

combination with. a vat pulp transferring,

means therein, and standards rising from said vat and provided with elongated journal hcarings'of a rotatable carrier for a plurality of forming rolls havingjournals mounted in the elongated journal bearings of thestandards, said carrier having a plurality of radialslots or grooves in one end, meansfor counterweighting said carrier and forming rolls.a lockmgrpm mounted on one vof said standards and adapted to enter one of the slots or grooves ofthc carrier, at SPPIRg'HC'UIHtBd bell-crank mounted on said standard and having one arm connected with the lockin pin, a lever loosely connet-ted with a jOl rnal of the carrier, a lever pivoted to a stationary part of, the machine, a'spring rodtco'nnecting said levers, and a tooth on said spring rod to cotiperate with an arm of the bellcrank for withdrawing the locking pin. 4

I 11. In a machine for felting pulp, the combination with a vat, pulp transferring means therein, and standards rising from said vat, and. having vertically elongated journal-bearings at their upper ends, of a forming-rollv carrier having journals mounted in said elongated bearings of the standards, levers mounted on said standards and engaging under the journals of the carrier, a weight attached to one arm of each of said levers, rods attached to the other arms of said levers and provided with rack bars, a horizontal shaft, pinions on said shaft meshing with said rack bars, drumson. said horizontal shaft, and weighted cables mounted onsaid drumsj i i In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

. FRANK E. KEYES.-

lVitnesses: i f

' WM.J.'MAHON,

WILmAM F. Knvrs. 

